Monday, July 10, 2017

With Nation's Attention Elsewhere, Trump Quietly Intensifies War on Workers

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/28/nations-attention-elsewhere-trump-quietly-intensifies-war-workers
"President Donald Trump on Tuesday night announced the nomination of William Emanuel—a lawyer for a firm that represents large corporations—to fill a vacant seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Emanuel, as Reuters noted, is a member of the Federalist Society, an ultra-right-wing group of lawyers and donors that has been credited with producing the list of possible Supreme Court nominees the Trump administration flaunted during his presidential campaign. If Emanuel and Trump's other nominee—Washington attorney Marvin Kaplan—are confirmed by the Senate, Republicans will control the NLRB for the first time in nearly a decade. Since November, Republicans at the state level have been passing anti-union laws at a torrid pace, and leverage over federal employment rules will further enable them to dismantle what is left of organized labor."